West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-02-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


sight hours osa legal work day for city la.
borers,
An election board at Scranton, Pa. has
oeen sent to Jail for tampering with the re
turns
VIM German, Newark. O., has b,en in.
io'ed for murder in the first degree for kill.
ing officsr Roach.
The steamer Etruria made the passage
'cr"Ss the Atlantic in day., hours and 8!
mhutes-the fastest winter time on record.
John Rchardson, bricklayer was shot in
omaha, Neb., Sunday night by Officer VIM
white, who had been assault ell while ON
duty.
The Irish National League Of America de-
,lares' through its Secretary. against the rat
lncation OF the proposed British extradition
Treaty.
Phillips Bros. & Co, Baltimore dry goods
merchants, have fled deei OF trust for the
benefit OF their creditors with assets of about
$50, 200.
Judge Is. Z. Brown, n promnet railroad
lawyer aud attorney for the Pacific Express
company, died suddenly Sunday at Little
Rock, Ark
A villain burglarizsd w. T.. Snyder's
uouse at Findlay, Ohio, and then attempted
% blow up the place by turning on the gls
and filling the rooms.
John w. Gillespie. OF NJ. Airy, Ohio. 81
years old when h. diei, was buried bv hi,
ave brothers and his nephew, aged 7S, II, 90.
and 81. respectively
The creditors OF r. Rothsoiild a. sors
manufacturers OF saloon fixtures at Chicago
ave agreed to settle for 40 cents on the dol.
ar. The liabilities are $4,000
Judge Bond, sitting for the Eastern dis
riot OF Virginia United States Court, has
ieciared the Virginia coupons as much a lie,
sa' tender in that State as greenblcks.
Inc late storm In Nebraska and Colorad,
vas the most destructive in the history OF
nose States Many lives are suoposed and
many cattle are known 10 have been lost.
The redemption of the trade dollars, about
even millions Of them, will be commenced as
oon as the President puts his signature TO
me Dill, which will be within few DAYS.
Rev, Sam Jones, the revivalist, quit chew
ng tobacco while conducting his great re.
'Val meetings in Chicago last winter Sjnca
hat time, however, Sam has taken 10 smol,
ng.
George w. Straights plAningsmil AN,
schubert Bros toy factory, in Chicago were
burned, involving a loss of 5000 princl,
'ally on machinery. The insurance is nearly
ample
A Mrs. Ogden, of Peoria, ILL.,, was found
wing dead in the gutter in front of her
louise, while her son was inside on the floor
trunk. He is supposed to nave murdered
Ter In row.
A committee of Catholic, have declared IN
'avor OF Rev. DR.. McGlynn for his support of
he Henry George theories, and call upon the |
"orkmen OF the country to denouace the DO.
itical interference of Rome.
Capt. Unger, who killed August Bohle a,
New York, packed his body in a trunk and
'ent 1t to Baltimore, was convicted Of man,
slaughter in the first degree and sentenced TO
he penitentiary for twenty years.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has issued a
arcuIar to constructors Of passenger cars
and steamboats, inviting suggestions as TO the
oest methods OF building and heating to pre-
vent loss of life and property by fire.
Governor Foraker holds that the Ohio Con. |
rtitutioD provides !or the election OF Pre,i- !
lent OF the Senate in case OF the resignation
II the Lieutenant-G jvernor, and that the
President so elected becomes by virtue ~
Tuch election aud such Office the Lieutenant
Governor
Mrs. Langtry conc'u1ed her three weeks
engagement at Chicago on Saturday night. |
md IL is stated to have been tbs most sue
'essful financial engagement she has yet a ed |
IN this country. She brought out for the
irst time in America, during the closing |
week, the play Lady Clanclrty."
The National Consumers Meat Companv
1Sve opened five stores in New York ami |
propose 10 control, more or less. every butcher
hop in the Metropolis and supply them With |
>aroasses direct from the Western ranches
The company VIII try to drive out the local
'laughterers and the Chicago dressed beef
men.
Whitney's Opera House. Detroit, Michigan. |
occupying portion OF a square purchased /
Tor Government building, and permitted to
run till the Government was ready 10 90 "a |
work, was closed on application OF a rival.
VIM. q. Thompson, who even went 10 Wash. |
ngton 10 complain Of the injury TO bis bust. |
aets.
Ellison, the inventer, Is now at his FloriIa |
home at Fort NJ syers. His fathe--in-law re-
yards his condition. as ssriou7 The electrician
vas suffering before he went away from per.
vous pros ration 20 an ex'eIt that alarmed
us friends. His mind was 20 intently ben,
ipon completing appliances and invention,
spon which he as at work that he had
'vertaEed himself His young ana han4.
'ome wife Is deeply devoted tohm.
&dward Schwartz, a merchant 81 Cieve-
land, o, was arre5ted at New York on a
warrant from that place charging him with
eAding and abetting Islac Stanley. Paving
TALLER Ia the National Bank Of C3mmsrc, Of
Cleveland, 10 embezz'ing s7,)O0 Of the banks
enoney. Schwartz was released on Furnish
l2s 5000 bail for biz appearance in Cove
-.
The ~ohuiticn of John ". Norton. the
uotvu theatrical manager OF st. Louis. sud
ter changed for the wore on wednesday
BE ailment seems 20 Oe gradual wasting
away q his physical system and he has
gro~n steadily weaker until Frldoy when
~ became unconscious His physicians say
that the dfeooao d. ir~rret1e e.F ...--. -.tt